During the recent meeting of the Southern Legislative Conference, state Rep. Jim Gooch joined with other state legislators from across the South in support of a resolution that calls on the federal government to reconsider new greenhouse gas standards as they pertain to fossil fuels.
“As the third-leading coal-producing state in the nation, Kentucky has a strong incentive to see these new standards changed,” said Rep. Gooch, who chairs the Kentucky House of Representatives’ Natural Resources and Environment Committee. “Otherwise, these changes will have a devastating effect on the coal industry, resulting in unnecessary hikes in electricity costs across the country and making Kentucky much less competitive economically.”
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During the recent meeting of the Southern Legislative Conference, state Rep. Jim Gooch joined with other state legislators from across the South in support of a resolution that calls on the federal government to reconsider new greenhouse gas standards as they pertain to fossil fuels.